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Re: Seriously I do not like Shakira...

Maybe Shakira is not the best singer, but among all the famous female artists like Christina, Beyonce, I think I love the lyrics of her songs best, she's really talented in it.
Who would sing anything hotter than "Baby I would climb the Andes solely, to count the freckles on your body" and "Underneath your clothes, there's an endless story, there's the man I chose, there's my territory..."? Besides her "Hips don't Lie", she's fabulous.

Re: Seriously I do not like Shakira...

Originally Posted by Lucjub

I love Shakira (but in spanish only!)

Her english stuff sucks BIG TIME!

Agreed. And if she was making english versions of the Volume 1 songs, she should have made an attempt at a english No. The lyrics and melody of that song are so great, pity she chose Las De La Intuicion, En Tus Pupilas and Dia Especial.

Re: Illegal- Shakira

I have to agree that was one GREAT GREAT song. I can't belive it didn't get the airplay it deserved. But Shakira (like many other artists) have fallen into the dance/pop category where she has to be half naked and dancing seductively. Its kinda sad since Shakira has roots in latin rock & singer/songwriter. I guess America isn't ready for her ballands.

PS. ANother song that was awsome that didnt get the airplay was "Don't Bother"

Re: Illegal- Shakira

Well I have to disagree with Ross... The video for "Illigal" sucked in my oppinion. It was poorly directed... and edited. She looked waaaaaaaaaay to blond and she could've found a better looking guy to play the boxer; they had awful chemistry in the video as well. The song was great though )

Re: Illegal- Shakira

After Whenever, Wherever, people had an expectation of Shakira. Underneath Your Clothes as a moderate hit, but Objection (Tango) all but flopped. Because her first major song here was a dancy pop song, people expected every song to be like that. They don't know that Shakira is, in reality a rock artist. Her Spanish material before Laundry Service was nothing like Whenever, Wherever. That's why Don't Bother - a rock song - flopped while Hips Don't Lie - a pop song - was one of the biggest hits of 2006. Ironically, La Tortura was a bigger hit in the US than Don't Bother.

So, it looks like if Shakira wants to be successful in the US, she'll have to stick to dancing.

Someone asked me once how I could know that I'm gay if I've never slept with a woman. I've never shoved shards of glass into my eye, either, but I don't have to give it a shot to know that it's not for me.

Re: Illegal- Shakira

When I saw the title of the thread, I actually thought "Shakira was an underage nude model?!" But then I thought, no not Shakira, she's "girl-next-door", she'd drop dead before doing anything like that especially since I heard her parents are all goody-goody.

Even if "Illegal" wasn't a hit, I bet she's still happy of the fact that "Hips Don't Lie" went to #1 in just about every country on the planet, making it one of the few biggest hits for this century.

And if "Hips Don't Lie" is gonna remain her signature song for the rest of her life, she'd better be able to move her hips until she's like 80 or whatever, LOL.

Re: Shakira Does "Back In Black"

Love Shakira, hate this from her

"Maybe we're not supposed to be happy. Maybe gratitude has nothing to do with joy. Maybe being grateful means recognizing what you have for what it is. Appreciating small victories. Admiring the struggle it takes to simply be human. Maybe, we're thankful for the familiar things we know. And maybe we're thankful for the things we'll never know. At the end of the day, the fact that we have the courage to still be standing is reason enough to celebrate." -Grey's Anatomy

Re: New Shakira Song - She Wolf (Loba)

Only Shakira could get away with a song like this. I love it. I hope it does well.

Someone asked me once how I could know that I'm gay if I've never slept with a woman. I've never shoved shards of glass into my eye, either, but I don't have to give it a shot to know that it's not for me.